sheugh

chiefly Scottish
as in ditch
a long narrow channel dug in the earth fell into a sheugh while rambling over the Scottish moors

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Noun
  • In 2003, Jay Levin shot Mark Drewes, who had been playing ding-dong-ditch and died of his injuries on his 16th birthday, according to the Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Network.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This season, the nearest neighboring fields across the ditch bordering my parents’ house at the farm are filled with sturdy stalks of sorghum.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Improvising an armed version to clear Russian trenches should not be an impossible technical challenge, given how easily troops in the field have attached sawn-off shotguns to drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • In another photo, the Pomellato woman sits in a bar wearing a patent leather trench, a beret, a stack of bracelets on one arm, glancing down at her companion — an English bulldog.
    Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Bolster or reattach sagging gutters, tighten up screws, and seal any cracks or leaks with gutter sealant.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Remove standing water from your flowerpots, gutters, pool covers, pet dishes, or birdbaths.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Sheugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sheugh. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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